The Ugandan government is starting to worry about donors who have stopped or redirected aid to the country in light of the anti-gay bill passed in February. The government said today that the law has been "misinterpreted."

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Ugandan leaders said in a statement, "[The law's] enactment has been misinterpreted as a piece of legislation intended to punish and discriminate against people of a 'homosexual orientation', especially by our development partners." Since the law was enacted, the United States has cancelled some aid programs and military exercises with Uganda. The World Bank, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands have also stopped or redirected aid to the country.